PS: Notice that Koko is reading the diary upside down. She often does this, as when she was young she was usually read to by caregivers sitting opposite her. So she had to learn to follow the text upside down. Some children actually learn to read this way.
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When Koko was a young student, Penny and staff would almost always speak simultaneously as they signed to her. This turned out to be a very good idea, as Koko can now understand more people than can understand her (signing), which empowers her as an ambassador for her species.

When Koko was a young student, Penny and staff would almost always speak simultaneously as they signed to her. This turned out to be a very good idea, as Koko can now understand more people than can understand her (signing), which empowers her as an ambassador for her species.

When Koko was a young student, Penny and staff would almost always speak simultaneously as they signed to her. This turned out to be a very good idea, as Koko can now understand more people than can understand her (signing), which empowers her as an ambassador for her species.

Penny asks Koko a question and Koko ponders the answer. Why isn"t Penny using sign language? Because Koko understands even more spoken English than she does American Sign Language (2000+ words vs 1000+ words).
When Koko was a young student, Penny and staff would almost always speak simultaneously as they signed Read more

Koko is a very delicate gorilla. Though she is very strong, she chooses to handle things with care: kittens, cameras, food. And she only uses, eats, drinks what she needs, and leaves very little behind (for example she eats banana and pineapple skins). If you want to learn about conservation, all you have to do is Read more

Koko leans over to Dr. Penny Patterson and signs "you" to initiate a conversation. The rest of the sentence is probably documented in the Research Diary, which correlates with the date of this photo, and any videos taken on the same day. Interspecies communication research and care is truly a multimedia process, and Read more

Gorillas are treated as a food commodity in certain parts of Africa - where there"s lots of logging and mining going on, and food supplies are scarce (but not absent). In order to end this "Bushmeat Trade" it will take large numbers of people to wake up and realize that gorillas are far too conscious, emotional, intelligent, empathetic (... i.e., like us) to allow their human-driven extinction to continue. Wouldn"t we all feel better if we helped them survive, and gave our children"s children a chance to know them?

Gorillas are treated as a food commodity in certain parts of Africa - where there"s lots of logging and mining going on, and food supplies are scarce (but not absent). In order to end this "Bushmeat Trade" it will take large numbers of people to wake up and realize that gorillas are far too conscious, Read more

Koko signs "Love" and we at the Gorilla Foundation wish everyone - members, observers, fellow human beings and fellow great apes - love too, on this "special" day (they"re all special) that nudges us to remember what"s really important in Read more

Koko has known about Snowflake since they were both youngsters, and even had a poster of him in her room. Just before Snowflake passed away, we were discussing the possiblity of setting up a videoconference between Koko and Snowflake to enable them to finally "meet." It would have been a great moment - the 2 most famous gorillas in the world saying hello across the continents. Koko will always remember and admire Snowflake.
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